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A Reporter in France Helps to Return Art Taken by the Nazis

There are over 2,000 unclaimed works of art looted or forcibly sold during the war that are now held in French museums. Very little has been done to return these works to their rightful owners. One...

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How do German children learn about the Holocaust?

It is difficult to grasp the six million lives that were lost in the Holocaust. But German children also have to come to terms with the fact that those who committed these atrocities were members of...

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Politics Today: Freedom and Democracy in Ukraine

Two articles argue for intervention in a political conflict that demonstrates authoritarian rule continues to cause death and destruction in the West in the twenty first century. Silence Over Ukraine...

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North Korea’s Atrocities

The New York Times argues that “while the United States, China and others have focused on the North’s Korea’s nuclear program, the suffering of its people should not be ignored.” Read more about the...

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Is Forgetting Healthy?

Alice Robb, reporting for the New Republic, writes, “Suppressing unpleasant memories might be an effective way to minimize their impact on mental health.” Read the full article. In your experience,...

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Obama References WWII in Speech

In a speech in Europe yesterday, President Obama pressured European politicians to act on Russia’s seizure of Crimea, calling forth images of the continent in disarray following WWII. Read more. What...

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Portraits of Reconciliation

Perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda that occurred over twenty years meet the victims of their crimes and ask for forgiveness. Here are the stories.Filed under: Discussion, Memory, Social Justice,...

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Resisting the Comparison

Is it helpful to compare the Holocaust to more recent acts of genocide? Does it remind of all that we share across the globe and across time? Or do such comparisons inflict additional pain on those...

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Mississippi Business Owners Support Equal Rights

“In conservative Mississippi, some business owners who support equal treatment for gay and lesbian people are pushing back against a new law that bans government from limiting the free practice of...

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History of Eugenics and the Role of Mental Illness Today

Watch Dr. Christian Perring’s talk “Mentally Ill People as Unfit for Society”Filed under: Discussion, Events, QCC Events, Social Justice, Tolerance

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